A light, easy, and healthy smoothie perfect for breakfast or snack. Full of banana, matcha, kale, peaches, and ginger, it's refreshing and a little sweet!

Blame it on the heat, but I’ve finally joined the “smoothie for breakfast” club. I’ve always been more of a breakfast taco or avocado-toast-in-the-morning kind of person, but lately I’ve been waking up craving something a little more light and refreshing.

This icy cold matcha kale smoothie really hits the spot. Matcha (to me) is as good of a pick-me-up as coffee. Plus, I was able to sneak some greens in here. The kale taste is almost barely noticeable because Jack, our resident smoothie-lover, is not exactly a green juice guy. At least, not yet.

Creamy bananas and sweet ripe peaches help make this smoothie a little more, well, smooth. In the wintertime, I think I’ll try subbing in ripe pears.

And I almost forgot – ginger. It’s totally optional, but it adds a nice (healthy) kick. Grate in a little fresh ginger or splash in some ginger juice.

About matcha: Unlike steeped tea, matcha is made by grinding the entire tea leaf into a fine powder. Because you consume the whole leaf, it has approximately 10x more nutrients than regular green tea. (If you’re interested in more health benefits, click here).

We, of course, love it because it tastes good! If you’ve never had it, this smoothie is an easy way to give it a try. Or have a look at our other Matcha Recipes.

I like the cooking grade when mixing with other ingredients – the delicate flavor of (more expensive) ceremonial matcha can get lost. With the cooking grade – you can actually taste it. Although, Aiya’s is still nicely mellow and not too strong or bitter.

Not a smoothie for breakfast gal either but I have to admit this does look good! I’d add a scoop of hemp protein probably to keep me going until lunch…..anyhoo…Thanks for all your beautiful pics and delicious ideas! ❤️

this looks rad! my boss spent 80% of her time at her previous job in hong kong and she’s gotten me hooked on matcha lattes. soooo good and i’ve been wanting to try it with some other stuff. this looks like a good place to start.

This looks amazing! I love peach smoothies AND green tea but I’ve always been scared to try a green smoothie… this is clearly the time. Also, thanks for clarifying exactly what matcha is because I’ve been curious but never remembered long enough to look it up. Yum!

What a fab combination! Some of my favourite ingredients – kale, matcha, peaches…mmm! Thanks for the inspiration, I have a bunch of kale in the fridge at the moment, so I think I will try it this week (with pears, as it is winter here in Australia!).